Ever got an e-mail from the legendary Nigerian prince? Or were you ever asked for your money or credit card information because a relative of yours allegedly got into a car accident? No doubt there was at least one time someone swindled you out of your money in creative ways.
Well, Reddit user u/Bogsk went to the Redditscape to ask people if they have ever been scammed and ask them to share their stories. Over 8,100 comments and 21,000 upvotes later, the post went viral with stories of some of the most ingenious ways of how people, their friends, relatives, or just people they know were scammed, or almost got scammed.
Bored Panda has collected some of the best entries in this post and crafted a list for your enjoyment… and also for you to be aware of how sneaky and creative some scammers might be, so it’s also for educational purposes! And while you’re reading through them, why not comment and vote on the ones you’ve enjoyed the most!
#21
Never been scammed myself but my mum almost got scammed by one of those fake Norton support numbers, luckily I found out before she paid anything.
As for me the closest thing I've had to being scammed was being catfished, man that was rough :(
42points
#22
Scammed on eBay by a 99%-rated seller. I bought a $550 ps4 from him back in 2014 or 2013 when it was first out.
Delivery date was past and nothing received. Dug deeper into his profile, found out that he sold a bunch of
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30points
#23
i have "accidentally scammed a troll". i was playing rocket league with a couple of friends and i was trying to trade some items with people on the community page. Anyway i got a reply from this dude and i invited him to a party and the game. We entered a trade and i put in my stuff i wanted to trade and he was showing me stuff that he could give me for my items. and he kept accepting the trade and canceling it like an asshole, but after about 5 times of this he waited too long to cancel the trade. I got pretty much everything in his inventory. For those of you wondering how much it was worth, abt 4 heatwaves in in-game currency (wich is a f!@#$% lot) or like $150 worth of items if i chose to sell them.
25points
